EP 2012846 A2 20090114 - EMBEDDED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER STRUCTURES FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES
Title (en)
EMBEDDED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER STRUCTURES FOR USE IN MEDICAL DEVICES
Title (de)
EINGEBETTETE ELEKTROAKTIVE POLYMERSTRUKTUREN FÜR MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN
Title (fr)
STRUCTURES POLYMÈRES ÉLECTROACTIVES INCORPORÉES UTILISÉES DANS DES DISPOSITIFS MÉDICAUX
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007005195 W 20070228
- US 41127706 A 20060425
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007247033A1] Medical devices or components thereof having electroactive polymer actuators embedded within at least a portion of the device of component thereof, and novel electroactive polymer actuators formed with a conductive substrate layer and an electroactive polymer layer, the electroactive polymer actuated upon application of a voltage to surrounding liquid electrolyte, the actuators may be embedded within an inert polymer matrix material, or within solid polyelectrolyte matrix material.
IPC 8 full level
A61L 29/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61L 29/146 (2013.01 - EP US); F03G 7/005 (2021.08 - EP US); A61M 2025/0058 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2007126520A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007247033 A1 20071025; US 7951186 B2 20110531; CA 2648098 A1 20071108; EP 2012846 A2 20090114; JP 2009535093 A 20091001; WO 2007126520 A2 20071108; WO 2007126520 A3 20080821
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 41127706 A 20060425; CA 2648098 A 20070228; EP 07751926 A 20070228; JP 2009507679 A 20070228; US 2007005195 W 20070228